Currants Festivals in 2024: Where, When and More to Find an Currants Festival Near You!

Looking for a Currants festival in May 2024? There is no other listing as complete and current as this list, just updated! Currants festivals are held through the United States, Canada, Britain, and Australia and much of the world. All the Currants festivals we can find are listed on this page! If you love apples, look for a festival near you below! And I'm looking for more Currants festivals! Please write me, if you know of any to add!  I update the dates as soon as the festivals publish their information, but you can always click on the links (usually the name of the festival) to see the current information on the festival's own website. 

Especially this year, due to Coronavirus, be sure to click on the links (the blue, underlined name of the each festival) to confirm this year's dates on the website for each festival. If they don't have a website, call the phone number provided, but ALWAYS CONFIRM THIS YEAR'S DATES AND TIMES BY EITHER VIEWING THEIR WEBSITE OR CALLING.

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Currants Festivals in 2024: Where, When and More to Find an Currants Festival Near You!

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United States

Alaska

• Far North Currant Festival - late August, from 1-4 p.m. on a Saturday
  Georgeson Botanical Garden, 2180 West Tanana Drive, Fairbanks, AK.
  Currants grow well in Alaska and are a tasty late summer fruit. The Far North Currant Festival is held at the Georgeson Botanical Garden. Participants can watch cooking demonstrations by Indigenous chef Flora Deacon, participate in a taste test and enjoy activities designed by University of Alaska Fairbanks nutrition students.
  This is a free, all-ages event. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
  

Arkansas

California

Connecticut

Delaware

Georgia

Illinois

Indiana

Kentucky

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

• National Cherry Festival (Traverse City, Michigan):

  • Primarily centered around cherries, but it could have a variety of berry-related events.

Minnesota

Missouri

Nebraska

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Oregon

• Oregon Berry Festival (Portland, Oregon):

  • Focuses on showcasing Oregon's berry industry, including strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and more.
  • Might feature currants as part of the festivities.

Pennsylvania

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Vermont

Virginia

Washington (state)

• Northwest Berry Festival (Lynden, Washington):
  • Celebrates various berries including raspberries, strawberries, and blueberries.
  • May include currants in the festival offerings.

• Columbia Gorge Blueberry Festival (Stevenson, Washington):

  • While blueberries are the main focus, some festivals of this nature might include currants and other berries.

West Virginia

Wisconsin

• Door County Cherry Festival (Door County, Wisconsin):

  • Although cherry-focused, this festival might also include other berries like currants.

 

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Canada

British Columbia

Manitoba

Nova Scotia

Ontario

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Britain (England, Scotland and Wales)

• . **Currant Day Festival (Dorset, United Kingdom)**:
  - Celebrates Dorset's history of currant production.
  - Features various currant-based products, local food, crafts, and entertainment.
  

 

Australia

Finland

• **Black Currant Festival (Hollola, Finland)**:
  - Celebrates the black currant, an important berry in Finnish agriculture and cuisine.
  - Includes activities like berry picking, market stalls, cooking demonstrations, and live music.
•  **Liljendal Black Currant Festival (Liljendal, Finland)**:
  - Focuses on the black currant and its products.
  - Features food stalls, live music, and activities for the whole family.

 

Germany

•  **Red Currant Festival (Bautzen, Germany)**:
  - Known as "Johannisfest" in German.
  - Takes place in the city of Bautzen, Saxony.
  - Celebrates the red currant harvest with traditional food, drinks, music, and cultural events.

 

Please note that the availability and details of these festivals might change from year to year, and new festivals might have emerged since my last knowledge update in September 2021. I recommend searching online or checking with local event listings to find currant festivals in your area or in regions you're interested in.

New Zealand

•  Sarau Blackcurrant Festival takes place in New Zealand’s idyllic Upper Moutere Valley every January. It’s a celebration of the delights of the blackcurrant, with stalls, entertainment, cooking challenge, raffles, photo competition… It lasts for one day only – but what a day!

Turkey

•  **White Currant Festival (Rumeli Hisarı, Istanbul, Turkey)**:
  - This festival celebrates the white currant, a popular ingredient in Turkish cuisine.
  - Features various culinary events, workshops, and activities centered around currants.